Is the old MOT certificate still valid if the car fails a Test whilst still 'MOT'd'?

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Created: 02 November 2015

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A customer has purchased a vehicle with the benefit of 7 months MOT, the customer asked if we re-MOT the vehicle will the existing MOT be withdrawn if the car fails the MOT Test?

The MOT is an annual test of vehicle safety, roadworthiness and exhaust emissions which is required in Great Britain for most vehicles over three years old and used on a road as defined by the Road Traffic Act 1988.

It was introduced in 1960 for vehicles 10 year old and over and was originally a basic inspection of a vehicle’s brakes, lights and steering. The testable age for an MOT reduced over the years from 10 to 7 and is now three years. Once a car is 3 years old it will require an annual MOT test.

However, an MOT certificate does not mean that the vehicle is roadworthy for the life of the certificate, an MOT certificate simply confirms that at the time of the test the vehicle met the MOT standard.

As an employee walked across an outside plastics hand sorting area, he passed behind a stationary telehandler. The telehandler began to reverse and struck the worker who was knocked to the ground and then run over by the rear wheel of the vehicle. His resulting injuries caused him to be hospitalised for two months.

Work Provider Indemnity

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Created: 19 October 2015

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One of our existing work providers has sent its new terms to us and having quickly flicked through the contract I came across a term about indemnity. Is this term something to do with the insurance company’s legal requirement to indemnify their policyholder?

Should we allow customers to enter the Workshop?

I have accepted a position with a new employer and am responsible for managing the workshop.

My new employer seems to have a historic practice of welcoming people into the workshop. On some occasions I have seen customers under ramps and talking with the technician as they are working.

In my previous job we tried to keep customers out of the workshop. I have discussed this practice with my new employer but they simply say they have nothing to hide and customers can come in and view how their car is being repaired anytime.